Créchy
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The railway station in the early 20th century
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Créchy
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| Coordinates: 46°15′44″N 3°25′27″E / 46.2622°N 3.4242°ECoordinates: 46°15′44″N 3°25′27″E / 46.2622°N 3.4242°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Vichy | |
| Canton | Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | |
| Intercommunality | Varennes Forterre | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Luce Billet | |
| Area1 | 11.61 km2 (4.48 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 486 | |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03091 /03150 | |
| Elevation | 233–344 m (764–1,129 ft) (avg. 232 m or 761 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Créchy is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Between this village and nearby Billy, lagerstätten have yielded a rich assemblage of fossils from the Oligocene-Miocene boundary (c. 24-23 million years ago).
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